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Candidate Nom Q1 Q2 Q3 Thoughts
Ahecht Self nom:

wbm1058:

  • Technical move requests
  • Clean block log
  • No noticeboard drama
  • Move requests for fully protected pages
  • G6 deletion
  • Templates
  • User scripts
  • No specifics, good attitude
  • Good AfD record[a]
  • High trust perms: AP, NPP, PM, TE[b]
AntiDionysius Self nom:
  • Rollback
  • Pending changes reviewer
  • Recent changes patrol
  • Welcoming new editors
  • Block vandals (Europe time zone)
  • Protect articles
  • Speedy delete (removed G11)
  • Anti-vandalism
CTOP issue Oct. 2023 (no link)
  • Good AfD record
  • Low content creation
  • Doesn't always archive critical talk page comments
Bastun
  • Long-term editor (2005)
  • Improve articles
  • Revert vandalism
  • NPP (January)
  • PROD
  • CSD
  • AIV (anti-vandalism)
  • ANI re:Troubles (Ireland)
  • Good AfD record
  • Low content creation
  • Doesn't always archive critical talk page comments
  • Sometimes snappy edit summaries when deleting hate speech
DoubleGrazing
  • NPP --> AfD, SPI, vandalism
  • WIRED
  • No specifics, good attitude
  • Excellent AfD record
  • High trust perms: AP, NPP, PM
  • Nom offer from Ingenuity
Dr vulpes

Femke co-nom

  • CSD
  • Page protection
  • PERM
  • Described specific
  • High trust perms: NPP, PM
EggRoll97
  • View deleted revisions
  • AIV
  • No specifics, short
  • Bad AfD record, but AfD isn't everything
  • Edit count < 8,000
  • Low content creation
  • High-trust perms: Edit filter manager, global edit filter helper, NPP, PM
FOARP
  • Collaborative work
  • No specifics, good attitude
  • Excellent AfD record
  • theleekycauldron offered to nom for RFA
  • Ritchie encouraged running
  • High-trust perms: PM
Frost
  • Recept change patrol
  • Revert and report vandalism
  • Identify and tag spam
  • Report socks
  • Username violation
  • Change patrol
  • Block
  • Delete
  • Protect
  • Revdel
  • Histmerge
  • Linkspam
  • Almost all edits from this year, many automated
  • ~8k edits
  • Good AfD record
  • High-trust perms: PM
Hawkeye7
  • Former admin
  • Desysoped (no link): privileges removed 12 years ago via "knee-jerk admin actions" in Arbcom
  • Skirted around answering question about why they didn't mention two failed RFAs (2016, 2019)
  • Iffy AfD record
Iwaqarhashmi
  • Anti-vandalism (AIV, UAA)
  • Recent change patrol
  • Sept. NPP drive
  • No specifics
  • Got offended by someone saying he might be a hatcollector based on evidence
Knightoftheswords281
  • Have engaged in conflict, no discussion of resolve
  • Good AfD record
  • Edit count under 8,000
  • <1k edits past year
  • Low content creation
Leonidlednev
  • Anti-vandalism
  • Bad AfD record, but AfD isn't everything
  • No articles created
LindsayH
  • Alt accounts: Kahtar, Rhydypennau, and Rhubarb Bikini
  • "I do not have a 'need for the tools'"
  • Unclear what they would do as an admin
  • Gnoming (citation template errors, c/e)
  • Good AfD record
  • Low content creation
  • Innisfree987 encouraged to run
  • High-trust perms: NPP
MarcGarver
  • Undisclosed paid editing
  • Promotional content and spam
  • Addressing CV at AfC and NPP
  • According to self, no recent conflict
  • Excellent AfD record
  • Low content creation
  • High-trust perms: Steward, Wikibooks sysop & checkuser, AP, NPP
Mdewman6
  • Redirects
  • Naming convention
  • DAB
  • Specifics with (broken) link
  • Excellent AfD record
  • Some content creation
  • High-trust perms: NPP, PM
NoobThreePointOh
Pbritti
  • Content creator
  • Anti-vandalism
  • Page protection
  • Unblock requests
  • AfD/PROD
  • Excellent AfD record
  • High-trust perms: AP, NPP
Peaceray
  • Welcome new editors
  • Anti-vandalism
  • Anti-vandalism
  • Page protection
  • No specifics, good attitude
  • Good with conflict per Femke
  • Good AfD record
  • Approval from Rosiestep and others
  • High-trust perms: AP, MMS, PM, TE
Pharaoh of the Wizards
  • Editing since 2006
Shares history:
  • UAA
  • AIV
  • AFD
  • CSD
  • Contect creation
  • UAA
  • AIV
  • AFD
  • According to self, no significant conflict
  • Bad AfD record, vote stacking
  • Short responses to questions
  • Doesn't always archive critical talk page messages
  • High-trust perms: AP
Queen of Hearts
  • "Lesser" XfDs: CfD, RfD, MfD
  • No specifics, good attitude
  • Link in follow-up conversation
  • Iffy AfD record, but no interest in AfD
  • High trust perms:
  • Formerly had pending changes but returned for lack of use
  • Good at closing RM per Maddy from Celeste
  • Nom offers from Josh and Femke
  • Excellent closer at CfD per HouseBlaster
Robert McClenon
  • Former failed RFAs (2006, 2017)
  • NPP
  • "Maintenance and improvement of the encyclopedia"
  • Dispute resolution
  • XfD: MfD, deletion review, CSD (G6, G11)
  • Dispute resolution noticeboard
  • Very bad AfD record (explicitly stating it's not up to participants to look for sources)
  • Low content creation
  • High-trust perms: AP, NPP, PM
  • Logical communication style
  • Lots of back and forth in the discussion
Rsjaffe
  • Uses AWB for mass work
  • Check for undeclared paid editing, vandalism, SP
  • SPI
  • Vandalism
  • Undeclared paid editors
  • Specifics
  • Excellent AfD record
  • High-trust perms: NPP
  • All SPI reports led to blocks
Sable232
  • Vandalism
  • Content creation and formatting
  • Sockpuppets
  • LTA
  • SPI
  • RFPP
  • AIV
  • No specifics, good attitude
  • Excellent AfD record
  • Low content creation
  • Potential issues with dispute resolution/being petty (1, 2, 3)
SD0001 Novem Linguae:

Josh:

  • Edit protected page templates and modules
  • Update gadgets
  • Respond to edit requests
  • Operate admin bots
  • Histmerge
  • No specifics, good attitude
  • Good AfD record
  • <1,000 edits in last year
  • High-trust perms: BAG, NPP, PM, TE
SheriffIsInTown
SilverLocust Extraordinary Writ:
  • Requested moves
  • Content creation
  • "Good judgment, a calm and friendly disposition, and above all a real diligence in how he goes about making a difference on this site".

HouseBlaster:

  • Arbitration Committee clerk
  • Requested moves
  • Technical move requests
  • Page protection
  • History merge
  • Clerking arbitration
  • No specific conflicts, good attitude
  • Good AfD record
  • High-trust perms: MMS, NPP, PM, TE
Sohom Datta Novem Linguae:
  • MediaWiki extensions
  • 10 GAs
  • NPP coordinator
  • "Personable and pleasant to interact with"
  • 7,583 edit count

Clover:

  • "Kind, knowledgable, and I trust him"
  • Maintain gadgets and userscripts
  • RFPP
  • Admin bots
  • DYK
  • No specifics, good attitude
  • Good AfD record
  • Edit count under 8,000
Spy-cicle
  • No specifics, good attitude
  • Discussion shared in questions from community
  • Good AfD record
  • <1,000 edits in last year
  • Concerning edits regarding LGBT issues and reliable sources (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Starship.paint
  • Content creation
  • INVOLVED in GSEX, APOL, Abortion, AI
  • AN
  • ANI
  • AE
  • ITN dabbling
  • Bad AfD record, but AfD isn't everything
  • High-trust perms: AP
SWinxy
  • Content creation
  • Press photography for Wikimedia Commons
  • (Un)protect pages (CTOP editor)
  • View and restore deleted pages (deletion discussions)
  • Edit fully-protected articles
  • No specifics, good attitude
  • Good AfD record[c]
  • High-trust perms: TE
  • Rhododentrites encouraged to run
ThadeusOfNazereth Vanamonde93:
  • 3 GAs
  • 2 FLs
  • Some DYKs
  • NPP
  • AfD participation
  • RCP
  • Non-admin discussion closure
  • Volunteer advisor with the Wikimedia Foundations Elections Committee
  • AIV
  • RPP
  • DYK
  • RSN
  • Specifics
  • Excellent AfD record
  • High-trust perms: AP, NPP
The Squirrel Conspiracy
  • Formerly Sven Manguard and Nezzadar
  • Withdrawn RFA in 2012 (OUTING)
  • FFD
  • Likely won't be active
  • Admin on Commons
  • Cross-wiki spam and vandalism
  • Spam (del/revdel)
  • Vandalism (del/revdel)
  • View revdel for cross-wiki spam and vandalism
  • No specifics, decent atttitude
  • Good AfD record
  • <1,000 edits in last year
  • Doesn't always archive critical messages
  • High-trust perms: Wikidata sysop, Commons sysop, AP, NPP
Valenciano
  • NPP
  • AIV
  • RFPP
  • UAA
  • CSD log
  • 400 articles created
  • 26 DYK
  • 3 GAs
  • AIV
  • UAA
  • RFPP
  • No specifics, decent attitude
  • Specifics added here and here
  • Good AfD record but stale
  • Doesn't always archive critical messages
  • High-trust perms: AP, NPP
Velella
  • Active 19 years
  • Blocked early on
  • Support the overall admin effort
  • Anti-vandalism
  • SPI
  • Undisclosed paid editing
  • AfD
  • ANI
  • CSD
  • "Avoids drama"
  • Good AfD record
  • Some incorrect draftications despite Page Curator warnings
  • "This process for me has been very stressful."
  • Many creations, but not all good (some uncited)
  • High-trust perms: AP, NPP
Zippybonzo
  • NPP
  • Anti-vandalism
  • Copyright
  • Lack of content work
  • CSD
  • PROD
  • AIV
  • UAA
  • According to self, does not handle criticism well (lashing out, leaving wiki)
  • Bad AfD record
  • Edit count under 8,000
  • <1,000 edits in last year
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Notes

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  1. ^ AfD records are based on asilvering's analysis
  2. ^ Per Femke
  3. ^ This is my analysis since asilvering didn't add one.